**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION      PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13(a)-14(a)**

**(SECTION      302 CERTIFICATION)**

| 1.     |   | I                have reviewed amendment                no. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-KSB of India Globalization                Capital, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 2.     |   | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report;  |
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| 3.     |   | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of India                Globalization Capital, Inc., as of, and for, the periods presented                in this                report; |
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| 4.     |   | India                Globalization Capital, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I are                responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls                and                procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))                for India Globalization Capital, Inc., and have:                                                            |
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|   | a)     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Designed                such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure                controls                and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that                material information relating to India Globalization Capital, Inc.,                including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others                within those entities, particularly during the period in which this                report                is being prepared; |
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|   | b)     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Evaluated                the effectiveness of India Globalization Capital, Inc.’s disclosure                controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions                about                the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of                the end                of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;                and |
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|   | c)     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Disclosed                in this report any changes in India Globalization Capital, Inc.’s internal                control over financial reporting that occurred during India Globalization                Capital, Inc.’s most recent fiscal year that has materially affected, or                is reasonably likely to materially affect, India Globalization Capital,                Inc.’s internal control over financial                reporting. |

| 5      |   | India                Globalization Capital, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I have                disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control                over                financial reporting, to India Globalization Capital, Inc.’s auditors and                the audit committee of India Globalization Capital, Inc.’s board of                directors (or persons performing the equivalent                functions): |
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|   | a)     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | All                significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or                operation of internal control over financial reporting which are                reasonably likely to adversely affect India Globalization Capital,                Inc.’s                ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;                and |
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|   | b)     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Any                fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                employees who have a significant role in India Globalization Capital,                Inc.’s internal controls over financial                reporting. |

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| Date:                August 20, 2007 | By:                                                  | /s/ Ram              Mukunda                                 |   |
|                                 |                                                 | Ram                Mukunda                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |
|                                 |                                                 | Chief                Executive Officer / President                                                                                                                                                                           |   |
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